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The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-02-24
Sneed'S Academy,
BY NOVUS HOMO

Owing to the unfavorableness of
the westher-there now we are off
again. We intended to leave the
weather in the hands of the editor
of THE CITIZEN, but-well it did
seem like the editor was who lily neg
Letting the weather in this section
of the county, for since we gave it
up to him we have had pretty Sc
we're wind and rain storm which oc-
Cured last Friday night. We start
ed to say that owing to so much
rain of late but few oats have been
sown. IT favored with good wealth
er next week oats will be sown very
rapidly. There will doubtless be a
much larger acreage sown this year
than was last year. Owing to the
repeated failure of the wheat crops
farmers here are gradually leaving
off wheat and going back to raising
cotton. Clover and grass are looking
fine since the recent rains.
Times are looking up a little.
The cattle trade has opened up
again with pretty fair prices. Bust
ness of every kind seems to be some
better than it has been.
No deaths or marriages to report
this week but counting is receiving
special attention of late, which is
indicative of early weddings.
Mrs. j. H. Sandusky has been
very sick for the past few days but
is some better.
j. H. Sandusky and G. W. Sneed
left here last Monday to try theiI
fortunes in Texas.
Jasper Cox gave the young folks
social party at his house last Fri
day night which was quite an en-
joyable affair.
Dan Kimbrough gave a regular
hop at his house last Wednesday
night. The young people enjoy &c
themselves hugely until late hour
We are glad to see so much inter
est manifested by the people OF this
vicinity educationally. The debat
ing club was well attended las
Saturday night, and the young folks
are especially interested. The dis
cussion was lively and interesting
The society meets every Saturday
night. Everybody come ont anC
hear the discussions.
The reading club met last Sun
day at | p. NJ. and had quite an in
teresting time. 1t now number
about forty members. The clul
meets at 2 p. m. each Sunday.
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Shannon scraps.
BY SAUCY IKE.

AS we have not been represented
in your most valuable paper for
some time, we again come forward
and beg for small space.
Dat sowing is the order of the
day. The acreage will be large.
Wheat looks well.
Shula, son of j. w. Powell, has
been quite sick but is better.
Miss Matte Maultsby is teaching
q subscription school at Poplar
Spring. She is beautiful and &C
complished young lady and should
receive the support of this neigh
borhood.
j. d. and j. F. Vaughan and Pc
ter Kincaid who are attending
school at Sneeds Academy were
at home this week.
Miss Bette Shores of Aspen Hill
was visiting here recently.
G. L. Litral, our new peddler, is
doing a good business.
e. b. Glover, our boss rock ma
son, is erecting q chimney for Joe
fitzpatrick.
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were publicly read Friday after
noon. The larger boys filed up
with "Wild Bill" "Jesse James, !"
"Peck's Bad Boy" and 'Bad
Boys Diary" while the fourth
grade has resd (?) Shakespeare
and Paradise Lost" The 1.-TWO
Kisses phantom Bride" and
'O!d Mans Darling" were popular
among the girls.
Misses White and Allison and
Mr.. Morris Moore became teachers
last Friday owing to the unavoida-
Bile absence of the regular incum-
bents. The tenth graders are put
ting their normal ideas into active
practice.
The library entertainment was a
success financially and We wish 10
return oar thanks to the public for
liberal patronage. An account of
the Entertainment will be found
elsewhere in this issue.
We had the pleasure of a call
Friday morning firm Mrs. N. C.
Phillips, wife of the superintendent
of schools in Birmingham, Ala,
Misses Terry and King of the Bir-
miBgham High School and Mr..
Houston Smith of Columbia, all of
whom participated in our enter
tainment.
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Nashville Market

From Yesterdays Americana
Cotton - good ordinary, 7.l6: low
mlddling $50
Flour-family, 81 00a4 80
Wheat, car load lots, S6asS; from
wagons, ..S21aaS6.
Corn--sacked in depos, so.
Cattle, best butchers, $3.25a3.50; med
ium 50a3.00; grazing steers 2.25a3.0O
Extra good shippers 3.70a3.75.
Sheep-good fatt3 ,75a4.00
Hogs-mixed to best heavy 25a4.75'
light 3.75a4 90
Bacon-clear country sides 7l6a7A :;
Shoulders 6; hams Sa9c
Country lard lazy
Butter l0alS; eggs 10
Beeswax 20; feathers, choice 40
Tallew 81
Oats, from wagons, 32c
Ginseng, dried, 1.55a1 CO..
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ElktOn Notes.
BY A KID.

Miss Ada Bledsoe is visiting at
T. E. Daly's.
Miss Fannie May spent Saturday
and Sunday at Prof. Abernathy's.
The community was grieved at
the death of Esq. Hollon. He was
buried last Thursday with Masonic
honors. The family have the sym
pathy of the entire community.
The new colored school house
which was being built on Rock
Point was blown several yards last
Friday night.
Milton Carter, jr., is on a boom.
A new girl in town calls him papa
Nit has traded the little brooches
to John Crenshaw who has a boy to
wear them when he learns to crawl,
Tom and Alex went to Blanche
Sunday. They report the Rhodes
perfectly lovely out there. Boys
we have caught up with you min
ME" a time before this.
Why don't our Rocky Point cor
respondent hurry up the bridge
We want it now. If any of our Cor
nersville friends want to know wher
the river goes down just holler and
we will report.
A protiacted meeting will begir
next Sunday at the Methods
church. We expect good meeting
as our pastor has gotten the people
stirred up on the subject of re-
liglon.
W. I. Hollon spent several day
in Birmingham last week trading
He reports times dull there.
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Beth FL Budget.
BY PHRANQUE.

DR.. R. r. Meadows and wife are
visiting their daughter, Mrs. Will
Reynolds, near Vale Mills.
Mrs. John H. Nelson of Camp
belisville, spent last week with US.
j. Y. Lucas is confined to his
bed with kidney trouble.
j. Morgan Yarbrough is conva
lescent.
Mrs. A. E. Jones is suffering with
rheumatism.
H. M. Smith sold his large gray
horse that he drove to the hearse.
III. S. Watson's horse has the
lung fever.
DR.. E. L. Edmundson bought of
Lonnie Sheriff. a nice pair OF match
mules.
W. S. Gilbert brought in a nice
drove of cattle last Friday.
l. Drummers have been coming in
by the wagan load recently.
l. L. Smith has set out a young
orchard back OF his store.
Bethel will soon be "off the
fence and on the barn. Three
new barns will built here this
spring.
Presley Harwell's dog has bark
sufficient to run a lanyard.
c. H. Rogers traded mule fol
two yokcs of oxen and a wagon
He Is prepared now to pop hi.
whip and ''cuss."
John Brown visited the "Gold
niue" Sunday. He speaks of mar
rying and settling down. If any
young lady thinks she car settl'
him now is her time.
Miss lisa Scott, beautiful bru-
nett of E.kmont, Ala, is visiting
her uncle, Sam. d Scott. Iexpec
to hear of some of our young mel
going to Scotland" soon.
j. F. Legg has pane in his bacl
window.
II. B. Smith has coated tongu
IN mis- wagon.
j. r. Irvine has new set @
teeth-ln his harrow.
j. I. Gatlin stuck stick in til
eye-of a hoe.
Rowland Green broke q finger
Of his scything cradle.
DR.. j. A. Meadows fractured
leg-of his table.
/, r. j. Hardy split the foot-of hi
.. pillow.
f j. F. Cough cut an arm-of b
rocking chair.
/ Foster Yarbrough lost a hand
= of bis clock.
s j. H. Inman broke the neck -
s a bottle.
j j. c. Smith had a rib taken OIL
J of his gin.
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near Elkton, and John Price the
man who frst brought Elkmont
Springs into notoriety; Thos. Gar
rett OF Dry creek (Capt. A. r. Har-
woods place) settled and left good
property to their children; Col. Jas.
Long still boasts of heating Maj.
Bob Dickson in Giles for the office
Of colonel and Of the Hon. Jas. Nc
Callum being his most intimate
friend; and Mrs. Forbes, his sister,
danced with ESQ. McCallum in
their young days to the tune Of the
old puncheon floor. Later on Bob
and George Black settled here and
jim Hayes, the board splitter of
Prospect has :moved here. This
part of Texas has all the natural
conveniences that one could ask
good land, good water and plenty
of wood and grass. But no immi-
grafton is wanted here as the land is
high and all settled up, There are
no school nor rail road lands here.
Ia ohoUCt w N1Is L luh w OISUdiD
will say that there are no Giles
countians mere who want to go
back. Ifthey did there is nothing
to hinder them for they are able to
come If they wanted to.
A. j Reed, esq, of near Camp
bellsville, stopped over here a few
days to see his sister, Mrs. w. N.
Black, and he says this country is
as tkickly settled as the Camphells-
vile country, and when old Moses
took peep over into the p o mis-, d
land he never saw better country
than this ridge; and Twill add that
more energetic and prosperous
people | never saw.
Now, Mr.. Editor, while / love
old Giles with her good people,
rich valleys, pure water and Swift
zerland hills, also like Texas (or
at least this portion Of it) and
think she should have justice.
All man has to do here to be as
good as any body else, is to pay his
debts, grease his shoes and vote the
democratic ticket.
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Comprehensive.
BY SCRIBBLER.

Rev. Ike Yokeley AMI Esq. Clint
Hannah were in Nashville last week
attending the state temperance al
lance. MIR. Yokeley stopped at
Franklin on his return, consequent
1--WE had no preaching Sunday.
Messrs. Will Sellers and Jim
Simmons of Haywood were visiting
in our community Saturday and
Sunday. Mr.. Sellers was so unfor-
tunate as to get turned over in Big
creek Saturday night and had TO
stand in the water while he set the
buggy up again. The cushion and
bottom Of the seat were washed away
and one of the shafts broken, but
no serious damage was done.
Mr.. Will Ross with DR.. Camp
BELLS little children was at home
Saturday night and Sunday.
j. J. Zuccarello lost two small
memorandum books in Pulaski Sat
day. The finder will greatly OBJ
lige him by leaving them with W.
S. Ezell.
Mr.. James H. Zuccarello, one Of
VOORHEES,, Miller q Ruples travelling
statesmen, having returned recently
is spending this week with bis
brother and sisters here.
R. j. Hannah, Henderson Yoke
ley and DR.. Herbert are making
some Improvements to the appear
ance of their premises with goot
fences.
Mr.. Tom Caruthers was in Law
renee last week.
Some of Pulaski's sportsmer
might come up and help themselves
to our drove of wild turkeys. w,
might spare few, for a drove O
90 was seen here one day las
week.
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The Planters journal.

The Planters Journal for February
is superb number of that sterling
publication, which has long been rec
ogniZed as the leading representative
OF the agricultural interests OF the
the south. 1t is ably conducted and
printed in superior style to any journal
OF its class published in this country.
Ii Is devoted to practical agriculture
and Its adaptation to the wants of the
people. Its contributors embrace many
of the most eminent writers on agri-
culture and live stock in this country
and Europe. 1t has shown commendable
enterprise in publishing from Bir-
mingham, Nashville, Vicksburg and
dallas, Texas, representing the entire
southern states, with the main office at
Birmingham where they have the ;arg-
est and most complete publishing
house in the south. 1t has heretofore
rendered most efficient service Ia the
cause of southern agriculture, and with
It's greatly enlarged facilities will be
the better able to advance these
great interests. 1t is the duty of every
farmer and stockman in the south to
give it a substantial and earnest sup
port. 1t should be in every household.
subscription price $l.50-to clubs of
live and more, only one dollar. Adj
dress Planters Journal, Birmingham,
Ala.
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Bohemian Briefs.
BY UNCLE WILL

Mud! Mud! Ar,snore rain eve
ny day. Everything quiet and bus
mess of every kind fourishing.
Farming is agitating the minds of
orr farmers, but bad weather does
not permit progress.
Col. Niece Is our boss peddler
this year. A good chance to sell
our poultry and eggs. Will do as
much good as a new railroad al
mcst.
J. W. (Dock) Wilkinson has
made quite an Improvement on his
residence in the way of plank
fence.
j. M. A. Parker was pleasant
visitor here last week.
G. N. Norwood and w. ]. Kilpat
rick of Shore were here last week
There was preaching at Choate's
creek last Sunday. Owing to tine
Indictment weather there was not {
large attendance.
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Public School Entertainment.

The public school entertainment
for the benefit OF Til, library at the
opera house last Friday night dre@
crowded house and was one OF
the most pleasing amateur perform
ances we ever saw. The program
was arranged with excellent con-
ception Of popular taste. Mrs. Mel
lie Goth Phillips Of Birmingham
fully sustained the reputation she
hiss as one of the sweetest voiced
women of the south. She brought
with her two of Birmingham s
beautiful young daughters, Miss
Helen Terry and Miss Marietta
King, who sing exquisitely. Miss
Trabue has surprisingly strong
and resounding contralto voice.
Mrs. Paisley played a selection
from Norma splendidly. The au-
dience was delighted with the mu
steal part of the program and the
visiting ladies who so kindly came
to assist were sho wered with com
pliments. The house, enraptured
into the seventh Heaven of de-
delight by the exquisite music,
was drought down" when the
boards" were loaded with the in
teresIing little drama,
"DowN BY THE SEA"
Abner Raymond, city merchant,
Al. Anderson.
Capt. Dandolion, a city flower,
Pointer Brady.
John Gale, fisherman, John Dexter.
September Gale, Houston Smith.
March Gale, John Brady.
Jean Grapeau, old French peddler,
John Daniel.
Kate Raymond, city belle, Ola Smith.
Mrs. John Gale, Ora Cheek.
Kitty Gale, Mildred MoCallum.
The play abounds in striking hits
and incidents and the most was
made of each. 1t would be diff
cult for professionals to sustain the
characters more faithfully. 1t was
played to the life In every part.
Particularly do we mention Mr..
John Brady, who is a miniature
Col. Sellars or q Milton Mobiles
and Miss Mildred, McCallum, self
possessed, naivette, piquant-a com
plete little actress; and-but we
beg pardon, we must not place one
above another. The young ladies
and the young gentlemen played
like born actors. We have seen a
hundred professional companies on
that stage that did not possess one
half the histrionic talent of this
troupe of school boys and girls.
The seats were crowded-the au-
dience delighted--the proceeds
SS415.
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mo- g.



Col. r. M. Bugg. son OF John and
Sailie Malone Bugg, was bora in
Mecklenburg county, Va, Jan. 30.
lS0o, AMI was reared in Brunswick
county, Va. He emigrated with his
parents to Williamson county, Tenn,
when 10 years of age. In that c,uiity
he spent several syears of his early
manhood teaching school. There he
Baptist church, at Coal Spring, avery
popular preaching place in that day.
lie was baptized by the Rev, Mr.. Craig.
From Williamson he moved to Giles
county and settled near Lynn. AT
the age of 81 he was married TO Mrs.
Martha Laird Melvin, daughter of
John LAIRD and sister of II. ii. Laird Of
Siies county and DIR. Henry Laird of
Memphis.
He was a member of the legislature
in 1912. Was elected. to congress in
1893, serving in the 33d session of that
BODY. For while he retired from the
pohticai arena, but was called out
again in 1871 and elected to the state
senate in lS7l-2. From the close OF
that session Col. Bugg became private
citlzen, having filled these places of
public trust with fidelity to his country
anu people. The characteristics of the
man were marked. His personel was
most commanding. Large, portly. pe-
NAL, bright-sided, he drew to him al
asked who was responsible for tho
present disgracefui lack OF United
states navy and sea-coast defenses. He
knew that he would be "thrashing old
straw" but he wanted to remind tho
senate and the country that there was
not IN the history of the civilized world
a page OF NAL. administration equal TO
that OF the navy department of the Uni
ted States since 1865. IL was not the
fault OF congress that the country had
no ships and no coast defenses. 1t had
appropriated since the close of the war
nearly $o0O,00G, 900 for naval PURPOSES
Ii British minister should make such
an eXhiolt In parliament rs the u. s.
navy department from 1865 to 1885, he
would be pursued out of his plac,
WIN excavations. The senator be-
iieVed mat II this session were to last
much longer, congress would put
ceiver.
The presidents latest veto is that of
IN. me o neAas seed bill. 1t appropriated
$i0,0O0 Tor seed corn and wheat TO be
distributed in tho drouth stricken re-
gion OF that state. Its advocates made
a strong plea, but the president said in
tne message accompanying the veto,
II do not believe that the power and
duty OF the general government ought
TO be extended to the relief OF indiyid-
uai suffering which in no manner prop
eriy relates to the public service or BEN
eht." aAmong his sentences was one
which VIII doubtless have a place with
the familiar quotations of our federal
politics. Said he, Though the people
support the government, the govern
ment ought not to support the people.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-02-24

The people of Pulaski and Giles
county perhaps did not know that
the pupils of our public schools are
actually using "Blair's Keystone
Stationery" and yet it is an awful
fact. The oppresser is gradually
getting a firmer clutch on the
throat Of our beautiful southern
free school system. This man
Blair is a horrid monster. He goes
around like a roaring fraud seeking
whom he may corrupt somebody.
1t is only Bill Blair now, but it will
be the Blair bill next, and then the
Judgement How we tremble to
think what q narrow escape our
dear children have made in being
subjected to the corrupting infu-
ences of this pernicious and infa.
nous Blair bill stationery thus long
without bringing down a horde Of
Yankee school teachers to seize up
on our schools and having a pla-
toon of niger federal soldiers sta
toned astraddle the comb of every
school house in the land! In the
name of constitutional liberty W.
demand purified stationery. Wipe
out the infamous emblazonmen
that stares from the labels of thes'
insidious one-cent pads! Tear tn,
tattered ensign down that faunt
itself in insulting menace on tn
botter thereof. Erase the foul in
scription! Fire the vile stuff! Shor
the pad. Derghn the whole Blai
frateruityi
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A Fine Horse for Giles,

Mr.. Clifton Rodes has bought
from Mr.. 10 Lay of Marshall the
fine pacing and saddle stallion, Rat
tier Brooks, who has a record of
2:234. He is magnificent horse,
eight years old and in his prime.
He goes into the stud at the fair
ground stables in charge of Mr..
Gale Thomas. 1t is great aquisi-
tion to Giles, both for PAGERS and
saddlers. He is undoubtedly one
of the best horses in the country,
and he contests first place with the
king of the pacing stud himself.
Mr.. Rodes paid good round price
for him,
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-02-24

Friday, March 4, is finally ap-
pointed as the occasion of the libra
ry entertainment. Those interested
in elocut;on and music ere invited
to come and bring their friends, for
the exercises of the program have
been prepared with unusual refer
ence to good time for those pres
ent. There will be costume recita-
tions, songs in character, a scene
from Schiller's Mary Stuart, tru
ly laughable farce by the well
known novelist, w. D. Howells, etc.
Lovers of the grave or gay will find
something to their taste.
Proceeds will be placed in the
hands of the board of trust to be
expended fol- necessary books, ap
paratus, etc. A delightful evening
may be anticipated.
Posi- GRADUATE.
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Syrup of Figs,

Manufactured only by the California
Fig Syrup Co., San Francisco, CAL, is
Natures Own True Laxative. This
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may be had of Ii. M. Grigsby. Large
bottles at fifty cents or enc dollar. 1t
is the most pleasant, prompt and eliec-
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ten to act on the Liver, Kidneys and
Bowels gently yet thoroughly; to dis
pei Headaches, Colds and Fever; to
cure Constipation, Indigestion and kin
dred ills. 4-20-ly
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ANOTHER ART CRAZE.

The latest art work among ladies is known
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glassware, etc. 1t is something entirely
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The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-02-24

Mr.. H. B. Crows little three year
old boy Andrew Royal fell head
foremost into barrel full of water
Tuesday. His little brother, W. R.,
only little larger, tried to pull him
out by the heels but was not strong
enough. He then reached down
and cot hold of his hands, at the
risk of .tumbling in himself, and
managed TO raise his head above
the water and then screamed for
the cook who FASTENED to the res
cue. 1t was narrow escape and
w. e is q brave boy.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-02-24
BARGAIN IN MUSIC.

This Favorite Album of Songs and Bal
lads, containing thirty-two pieces of choice
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You pretty Blue eyed Witch; Blue Eyes;
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Kissing Kate; Won't You Tell Nc Why,
Robin; The Old Garden Gate; Down Below
the Waving Lindens; Faded Leaves, Ali
Among the Summer Roses; Touch the Harp
Gently, my pretty Louise; Really Don't
Think shall Marry; Dreaming of Home;
The Old Cottage Clock; Across the Sea; A
Year Ago; Bachelors Hall; Ruth and l.;
Good Night; Ore Happy Year; jennie IN the
Orchard; The Old Barn Gate, Jacks Fare
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